How we read recipes
You bring the recipe, the app reads it, and you check it before it is saved. We only write down what the source says.
What we can read
Four ways to add a recipe. Three of them are read for you; the fourth you type yourself.
Link From a web link
- Recipe websites
- The page's recipe data or text.
- YouTube
- The description. If there is no recipe there, the creator's comment, then the spoken words.
- Instagram, TikTok
- The caption only, not the comments.
- Facebook, others
- The page text, if it is public.
Recipe in a comment, or the link cannot be read? Copy it into Paste text, or take a screenshot and use Photo.
No recipe found? We save the link, and you can add details later.
Photo From a photo
- Where from
- A cookbook page, handwritten recipe, screenshot of a post, blog, PDF or e-book page.
- What we read
- Title, ingredients and steps, if visible. Unclear parts are marked for you to check.
- How many
- One photo per recipe.
Paste text From pasted text
- Where from
- Messages, emails, notes, comments, captions.
- What we do
- Sort the text into ingredients and steps.
Type Typed in
Type a recipe in yourself. Nothing is read, so it never counts as a read.
What the app does
AI reads the source and fills in the recipe: its name, ingredients, amounts, steps and times. It also suggests tags such as meal, cuisine, diet and nutrition focus, so you can search later.
What we never add
We never add ingredients, amounts, times or nutrition of our own. If the source does not say it, the recipe leaves it blank, and you can fill it in. Where a source gives no method, we say so and add none.
What you check
Tags are chosen by AI and can be wrong, so you review the recipe before it is saved. Each recipe has a “How this was read” note, behind the ? button, that shows where it was read from and which details still need a check. Please check allergies and diets yourself.
If a read fails
Paste the recipe text instead, or use a clearer photo, or save the link for reference. A read that fails is never charged and does not use a credit.
What a read costs
Each successful read from a link, photo or pasted text uses 1 credit (1 credit = 1 recipe read). New accounts include 10 free credits. See Pricing for the rest.